Sleeping Close To Phone Increases Radiation Exposure, Other Risks -Experts Warn
Nigerians have been warned about the habit of sleeping with their phones close to their heads by public health specialists.
The experts cautioned against it since it exposes more people to radiofrequency radiation.
The experts also pointed out that sleeping next to a phone frequently disturbs someone’s sleep, which can have major health consequences.
They assert that those who sleep with their mobile phones close to their heads run the danger of experiencing headaches, backaches, and tension, and that their exposure to radiofrequency radiation may also impair brain response time.
The experts emphasized that obtaining enough sleep is essential for both physical and mental health and that doing so can be made more difficult by sleeping close to a phone.
Sleeping Close To Phone Increases Radiation Exposure, Other Risks -Experts Warn
Speaking in an interview with PUNCH HealthWise, one of the experts, a Public Health physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Tanimola Akande said,
“When phones ring or vibrate, it calls for attention. Keeping your phone near your head, therefore, will disturb sleep. It tends to make people sleep for a shorter duration and insufficient sleep comes with some health challenges.
“Inadequate sleep due to phone call distraction will lead to sleep disturbance which can lead to headache, body pain, and stress.
“Exposure to radiofrequency radiation may also lead to poor brain response time for memories.”
The public health expert further added that there are assumptions that sleeping with phones close to the head can affect fertility or cause genetic malformations in pregnant women, although, he noted that there is no scientific evidence to conclude on this.
